Google Lat Long Blog: A tour of the U.S. Green Building Council's headquarters

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Google Lat Long Blog: A tour of the U.S. Green Building Council's headquarters

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Virtual Tour of the U.S. Green Building Council’s Headquarters

This is a virtual tour of the U.S. Green Building Council's headquarters in Washington, D.C. (Note: you'll need the Google Earth plugin installed to view).

Virtual Tour of the U.S. Green Building Council’s Headquarters

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Take A Tour Of Google Music (And Find Out Why It's So Awesome) (GOOG)

We'll save you the trouble: Yes, Google Music is way better than Amazon's Cloud Player.

We got our Beta invite to the service last night, and were blown away by how easy it is to use. If you're already married to iTunes, Google Music will sync your library to your online account without you having to do anything.

And Android users no longer have to worry about taking up space on their phone with songs. Instead, you can stream your entire library. (If you aren't connected, your most recent songs are cached on the phone so you can listen offline.)

The only downside we found was the painfully slow upload time. If you have a massive library, be prepared for it to take days to sync up.

If you haven't done so yet, you can sign up for a Google Music Beta invite at music.google.com. You can also download the new Android app here. While you're waiting, check out our walkthrough of the service at the link below.

After you receive your invite, head over to music.google.com. Log in with your Google account (if you aren't already) and click "Next"

Here's the Terms of Service for Google Music. If you agree, click to continue.

Here's the Privacy Policy. Read through it and if you agree, click to continue

See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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Take A Tour Of Google Music (And Find Out Why It's So Awesome) (GOOG)

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TOUR: What Is AOL Doing In Its New Silicon Valley Building? (AOL)

Last August, AOL combined three Bay Area offices into a new building in Palo Alto, and the company hopes a bunch of startups will join it there.

We got a tour from AOL vice president Trent Herren, who explained a little bit about what the company is doing.

Google owns the building, and AOL was originally going to lease a single floor. But after losing its bid to an education company -- who later backed out -- AOL decided it better get the whole place or risk being stuck in a bad location or split between multiple offices.

The old space was unsuitable, so AOL worked with San Francisco design firm Studio O+A, which built out headquarters for Facebook and Square as well. The redesign will be completed in May.

Right now, AOL has about 180 employees on the third floor of the building, which is mostly finished. AOL uses part of its third-floor headquarters to house about 50 students from SSE Labs, an incubator of small companies started by Stanford students. There are also about 25 other entrepreneurs who use the floor.

AOL leases the second floor to a bunch of smaller companies, including Playdom, and has just started working on the first floor, which it wants to use to house small startups.

The lobby greets you with a big AOL logo.

Other company logos also show up on the same screen, which can be confusing if you're looking for AOL.

Turns out that the actual AOL part of the building is up the elevator on the 3rd floor.

View more at Business Insider

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TOUR: What Is AOL Doing In Its New Silicon Valley Building? (AOL)

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Tour Guide: Into Hopi Country

Rachel Dickinson visits a Hopi village with a local guide.

Evelyn Fredericks is a small, energetic woman who walks like a New Yorker on her way to a meeting, only she was nowhere near New York. Fredericks was our tour leader through her Hopi village in northern Arizona, situated in the middle of the huge, sprawling Navajo reservation that covers much the northern portion of the state. About 10,000 Hopi live in 12 villages associated with three mesas, and anyone who drives along highway 264 will pass through the reservation's high desert landscape and notice the small agricultural fields carved out of the sand where the Hopi grow corn, squash, melons, and beans using dry-framing techniques. But if you want to visit the villages, the best way to do so is to hire a Hopi guide.

We followed Fredericks to a remote canyon with fantastically shaped rock formations. As we gawked at the rocks (which reminded most of us of various foods ranging from mushrooms to buttercream frosting), Evelyn told us about the history of the region and gave us a little insight into Hopi culture with its matrilineal landholdings and tight clan structure.


Post originale: http://blogs.nationalgeographic.com/blogs/intelligenttravel/2010/11/into-hopi-country.html

Tour Guide: Humane Travels to South Africa

The Humane Society launched their new Humane Travel Tours this week, a program which will show people the work that Humane Society International has been doing to protect animal rights abroad. The program's first week-long trip is scheduled for this January to South Africa.

Participants will travel to Hoedspruit or Phalaborwa and will stay at the Sanwild Wildlife Sanctuary in one of the two camps on the grounds. They will spend time watching the animals in the reserve and understanding their interactions. They will also get the opportunity to travel to Kruger National Park, one of the largest parks in the world, which houses hundreds of different species of animals. The journey also includes side trips to top scenic South African destinations such as Tzaneen and Graskop, home of the world-famous Blyde River Canyon.

The costs, which range from $2,500 to $3,700 a person, include meals, airport and ground transfers, entertainment, and lodging. The fees help aid the Wildlife Protection Program at the sanctuary and other local animal protection groups.

The Humane Society will run regular trips to South Africa throughout 2011 and hopes to expand in the future and visit more countries such as Bhutan, Canada, and Guatemala. 

For more information on how you can get involved visit the Humane Society Travel Tours website.

photo by: Sabi Sabi South Africa

Post originale: http://blogs.nationalgeographic.com/blogs/intelligenttravel/2010/11/-the-human-society-launches.html